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. 2020 Jun 29;174(9):1–7. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1852

Table 4. Difference in Differences in Postpolicy vs Prepolicy HPV Initiation Between States With and Without Policies.

Jurisdiction aOR (95% CI)a P value, girl vs boy significancea
Girls Boysb
Overall 13-15 y 16-17 y Overall 13-15 y 16-17 y Overall 13-15 y 16-17 y
Virginia 1.61 (0.93-2.80) 1.16 (0.60-2.24) 3.23 (1.17-8.90) NA NA NA NA NA NA
Reference region 1.87 (1.50-2.33) 1.65 (1.24-2.19) 2.29 (1.62-3.24) NA NA NA NA NA NA
Virginia vs reference region 0.86 (0.48-1.56) 0.70 (0.34-1.44) 1.41 (0.48-4.11) NA NA NA NA NA NA
District of Columbia 2.13 (1.31-3.45) 2.59 (1.37-4.89) 1.67 (0.78-3.58) 6.36 (4.27-9.46) 5.87 (3.61-9.55) 8.24 (4.00-16.96) <.01 .04 <.01
Reference region 1.85 (1.47-2.31) 1.63 (1.22-2.17) 2.26 (1.59-3.22) 3.27 (2.81-3.80) 3.04 (2.51-3.68) 3.72 (2.91-4.75) <.01 <.01 .02
District of Columbia vs reference region 1.15 (0.67-1.96) 1.59 (0.79-3.20) 0.74 (0.32-1.71) 1.94 (1.27-2.97) 1.94 (1.15-3.26) 2.22 (1.04-4.75) .13 .66 .06
Rhode Island 3.12 (1.92-5.07) 5.92 (3.13-11.18) 1.28 (0.60-2.73) 5.84 (3.92-8.69) 5.23 (3.22-8.50) 7.32 (3.56-15.06) .05 .76 <.01
Reference region 1.55 (1.24-1.94) 1.65 (1.23-2.21) 1.44 (1.01-2.05) 2.82 (2.43-3.28) 2.77 (2.29-3.35) 2.98 (2.33-3.80) <.01 <.01 <.01
Rhode Island vs reference region 2.01 (1.18-3.43) 3.59 (1.78-7.21) 0.89 (0.38-2.05) 2.07 (1.35-3.16) 1.89 (1.12-3.18) 2.46 (1.15-5.26) .94 .15 .08

Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; NA, not applicable.

a

Adjusted for sex, race/ethnicity, survey language, maternal educational level, health care professional facility type, presence of a medical visit in the past year, and physician vaccine recommendation.

b

Prepolicy vaccination initiation data not available for boys in Virginia.